Hōkūle'a departs Hilo, May 30

CESAR LAURE / SPECIAL TO THE HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER

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Crew member Nakua Konohia-Lind, left, is hugged goodbye by his uncle Kimo Werner who came from Honolulu to send him off. The Hokulea and the Hikianalia depart from Radio Bay in Hilo for their first-leg voyage to Tahiti.